Archive image from page 177 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 150 NAPOLEON OLIVET and keep long, and are, therefore, well thought of by fruit dealers. Besides being very pro- ductive, the trees come in bearing early, and are as vigorous, hardy, and healthy as those of any other sweet cherry. They may usually be known by their upright growth and large, sturdy limbs. Napoleon, however, is not with- out its faults. The cherries crack badly in wet weather, and the variety can be grown with cer- tainty only in the dry climate of the
Archive image from page 177 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 150 NAPOLEON OLIVET and keep long, and are, therefore, well thought of by fruit dealers. Besides being very pro- ductive, the trees come in bearing early, and are as vigorous, hardy, and healthy as those of any other sweet cherry. They may usually be known by their upright growth and large, sturdy limbs. Napoleon, however, is not with- out its faults. The cherries crack badly in wet weather, and the variety can be grown with cer- tainty only in the dry climate of the Pacific coast, where it reaches truly wonderful perfec- tion. In the East, Napoleon is more susceptible to brown-rot than sev- eral of its rivals. The tree is fastidi- ous as to soils, thriving only in choice cherry land and in a congenial cherry climate. De- spite these serious faults, Napoleon takes first place the country over among sweet cher- ries for both home and commercial plantings. Napo- leon is of unknown origin. Early in the eighteenth century it was grown by Germans, French, Dutch, and English,—proof that it is a very old variety. It has been grown in America for at least a century. Napoleon has a great number of synonyms in several languages, showing the countries in which the variety has been grown and the esteem in which it has been held. Not content with the score or more of European names, cherry- growers in America have added two more. In many parts of the country it is commonly called Ox Heart. On the Pacific slope it is evervwhere known as Royal Ann. The Ameri- can 'Pomological Societv placed Napoleon on its fruit-list in 1862. There are several ac- counts as to when the cherry was given the name Napoleon. Probably the best authenti- cated is that in which it is held that Parmen- tier, a Belgian, gave the cherry the name of the famous emperor in 1820. When the variety was taken to England, where at that time Napoleon was not in good repute, the name of h
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